PCB Names Squad for First Test against Bangladesh

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 16-member squad set to start at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on February 7 for the first ICC World Test Championship fixture against Bangladesh.

Two changes have been made in the side that was named for the two ICC World Test Championship Tests against Sri Lanka.

"Kashif Bhatti paved the way for Bilal Asif in sight of left-handed batters in the top and middle order of Bangladesh, while Faheem Ashraf was favored over Usman Shinwari because of his all-round capabilities said Pakistan's head coach Misbah-ul-Haq in a PCB media release.

Squad: Azhar Ali (captain), Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Bilal Asif, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan Snr, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah.

Source: PCB